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Translator: Nonon
Proofreader: Silavin
A talisman is something that reduces damage a person takes till a certain threshold.
It only reduces a ‘certain’ amount of damage. If the impact is strong enough, the wearer would still feel the pain. However, apparently it can still suppress it such that the person would not get injured. Also, if the effect of the talisman is used up to a certain extent, the participant will be forced to forfeit the match.
Until a few years ago, with the exception of the battle royale in the first round, the later matches were treated as a duel. The person would lose if they admit defeat after the effectiveness of the talisman ran out. However, some idiot abused this system. So now, participants automatically lose when the effect of the talisman wears off. Well, to be fair, the idiot that abused the system was me though.
“Man, there are quite a few spectators.”
I muttered quietly as I looked at the almost-full, excited audience while stretching.
When I participated in the tournament before, there were not many spectators because it was early in the morning and there were not that many famous people. However, today, it’s closer to evening and a lot of popular people are also participating, so the excitement is really building up.
―― Oh, it’s Lady Violet and the others.
As I stretched my arms to massage my shoulder blades, I saw Lady Violet and Gray waving in my direction from the edge of my vision. I was a little surprised that they would wave at me, but it made me happy so I also waved back.
Alright, since they’re cheering for me, I have to win and show them my cool side.
“Would you like to make a bet?”
… Besides, I made that bet, so I have to make sure I don’t end up losing and giving the reward to Ms. Mary.
Well, that aside, I do want to show off my coolness to Lady Violet and the gang. That is more important.
“In the name of —, this match is—“
Oops, the match is about to begin.
We made an oath that this is a duel and it’s about time for the referee to give us the signal to start the battle royale.
When it comes to magic, I’m inferior to other participants and I don’t have insane power like Robot either.
However, I am aware that my physical abilities are superior to others. I am used to fighting both in this and my previous life, so I have no choice but to make use of it. It’s been a while since I’ve fought someone else, so I need to get my instincts back.
That being said, even if I have excellent physical abilities, a moment of carelessness can literally be fatal when it comes to magic, so I have to be on guard right from the start.
“… Well then, it’s time to commence the 6th special match!”
The signal to start was given, and we all began to move at once.
Some people started chanting, while others prioritized speed and casted quick but weaker spells.
In my case, I have to get moving first.
The basic way to deal with magic is to either counterattack with a different magic and offset it, or deploy defensive magic to block it. If the opponent does neither and gets directly hit, they will suffer great damage. Thus, in battle, how well one could utilize mana and magic is often the deciding factor in who wins and who loses. Cyan and Chartreuse might be muscle-brains, but in a battle they also use magic to win.
But in my case, I’m not strong enough to use either of those methods. While I can offset magic or defend against it to some extent, it only reduces the effectiveness by very little, so it’s a waste of what little mana I have.
In that case, what should I do?
―― It’s simple, I just don’t have to get hit.
I read their movement, feel their mana and watch their gestures to deduce the range of their magic and— run away.
Obviously it’s hard to avoid lightning or light magic with fast initial velocity, but I can manage to avoid them somehow with my unnecessarily high physical abilities and a body strengthening spell, which even I can cast.
It’s just that simple.
Even so, there are times when I’ll get hit. It’s difficult to completely evade area of effect attacks like Apricot’s Purgatorio from earlier. The way to deal with such attacks is also simple.
―― It’s all fine as long as I don’t take a direct hit. I just have to endure.
This time, the damage will be reduced because of the talisman, but basically, it’s not a problem as long as I don’t get directly hit. I just have to rely on adrenaline or whatever to endure the pain. That’s it.
After that, I just have to slip in between the spells, close the distance, and with my fists, that have been imbued with strengthening magic and the little bit of attribute magic I can use—
“—Fuh!”
“Gufh!”
Deal the blow.
And then,
“One more!”
“Kuh?!”
Finish them off with a kick carrying the momentum.
… Alright, I managed to defeat one. The talismans we’re using this time have a safety mechanism that goes off if it takes a certain amount of damage, but for sake of this person’s safety, I’ll leave them a little.
I carried the opponent I defeated and placed them outside the arena. And while my actions right now took only a few seconds, it’s possible that I am still being targeted. I turned back to face the arena and assessed the situation. It seems that because I attacked in-between the spells, nobody was aiming another spell at me.
“—- Okay, next.”
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“… Not only was he fast, he also managed to reduce the capacity of the talisman by more than half in one hit. I’d heard that he didn’t excel at magic, but… fufu, maybe he’s just naturally physically gifted.
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